The Olympics are back...with crowds and everything! Amy and Maya love the 'Lympics but they will definitely tell you everything they hate about it. The ladies review the totally weird opening ceremonies on the Seine. If you didn't see it, it was absolutely nuts! They relive all the highs and lows and celebrate the unexpected heroes including Our Fr…

Amy and Maya go to the brand-new Minneapolis Yacht Club Festival and the hijinx ensues. Listen to the them recap the concert while listening to clips they recorded live on the scene. Hear their take on Gwen Stefani and Alanis Morissette's performances. Listen to the uncontrollable laughter as the ladies recount trying to get eggrolls. Fashion Repor…

This week, as the world is going to hell, Amy and Maya decide to practice denial and just talk about nonsense. The ladies lament the death of sweet, lovable Richard Simmons. Sweating to the Oldies! He really cared! Next up in this in memoriam episode, we remember the amazing, sex-positive Dr. Ruth. Also this week, we lost the one, the only Brenda W…

It’s Shark Week on SOSS and Amy is prepared to punch some sharks in the nose. We kick it off with dolphin PR vs. Shark PR. Maya reviews the new Netflix shark movie Under Paris featuring a nuts mayor, a beautiful scientist, and a hot cop. So many questions are asked. Why is there always a beautiful scientist in these movies? Are hammerheads incapabl…

It’s an early morning Father’s Day SOSS. Amy debunks her mom’s claim that she shared an Uber with Tyler Perry. Amy takes a deep dive on the gay flag football team and reports on the Glitter Bowl. Tennis Report: Amy jumped back into Michelle’s tennis group. The ladies review Eminem’s new single. Jury is out until they hear the whole album. Amy gives…

This week Producer Tyler is busy being Captain Tyler, so the ladies are on their own. Amy and Maya kick the ep. off with a controversial take on art fairs. Amy has a weeds problem. There’s some serious garden talk going on here. Now we know why '80s dads were staring off into the distance. No one will steal Amy’s catalytic converter. Maya’s car is …

This week, Amy is remote from the cabin this week. Maya’s tennis elbow is clearing up thanks to doing stretchies and something called dry needling. Science! She highly recommends the Tria Women’s sports medicine orthopedics. Turns out it’s not just for professional athletes. Maya reviews the Netflix Reading Rainbow documentary “Butterfly in the Sky…

The ladies kick off the pod this week with some coffee talk. They have the same coffee order and no one understands it. Amy teaches us all about “The Air Conditioned City” AKA Duluth, MN. Maya doubts this is actually a city nickname. Maya gets nostalgic about spring break 1994 and the best pizza she’s ever had, Bella Pizza in Jenson Beach, Florida.…

The pod kicks off this week with the disappointing news that Amy’s mom, Marsh, isn’t joining as planned. Maya has suspicions she will appear before the end of the ep. Amy is at her cabin zooming in and Maya is just kickin’ it in the podcast studio. It’s the ladies' birthdays this week. They both decide 47 is kind of a meh birthday, so you should ju…

This week is a tennis-heavy episode! Tennis Report: Maya has tennis elbow and has to take a tennis break. Sad! The ladies review the Prince pickleball collection for Target. Amy reviews the tennis movie “Challengers” starring Zendaya. Amy has a bone to pick with this movie. Maya reviews the Burt Reynold’s documentary, “I Am Burt Reynolds”. The gals…

This week Maya recounts a harrowing animal report involving her dog Harrison aka Buddy where he went from the brink of death to taking a “magic carpet ride”. Amy declares her love for the word neurodivergent. Amy has a baby sleepover with a real live baby. Amy reviews The Cheesecake Factory - you love it and hate it at the same time. The ladies exp…

Amy kicks off the ep. with some inspiring cadaver dog talk. Tennis Report: Maya has tennis elbow but won’t stop playing tennis. Why is everyone getting frozen shoulder? Maya recaps her work trip to horse country and recounts a rough journey home involving a really terrible Lyft driver. Also, what are those airline counter people typing? So.Much.Typ…

Special SOSS Easter edition! Amy makes a crepe cake and her house smells like farts from deviled eggs. Joanna Gaines is Amy’s queen and everything is coming up Texas! The ladies review Beyoncé’s new country album, Cowboy Carter. What’s in your baked potato bar? Animal Report: Flaco is riddled with pigeon herpes and little-known fact: rat poison is …

Snowmageddon 2024 has the double weather boners on high alert. Amy has a harrowing drive to SOSS Street, but nothing can stop the podcast. Maya wonders if Amy needs to move in for a SOSS sleepover until the storms are over. Amy makes a big mistake at Target. The ladies contemplate "What do men do in Target?". Maya is going to Keeneland racetrack’s …

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Winter is back! Amy is back from visiting her son in Houston. Turns out young people have nice apartments now. No one has a dumpy first apartment anymore. Marsh takes an Uber for the first time! Fashion Report: Maya reviews Bog Core & Oscars fashion. Amy accuses Maya of creating all of the “Core” fashion trends. The ladies discuss “Trad Wives”. Tha…

This week the ladies answer the question, “Are there still nuts teachers?” Amy shares her harrowing experience at a place called Urban Air. Maya reviews Oppenheimer. It’s Oscars night and predictions are made. News Flash: Amy hates the great Barbie speech. Also, a movie without a score is just a pain-in-the-ass guy in a turtleneck staring into spac…

So many questions this week on the afternoon SOSS. What happened to the Indigo Girls in Nashville? Did Michael Stipe emerge fully formed from a New York subway station? Is he getting enough vitamins? It’s a balmy 70 degrees in MN in February. What the heck? Amy has a bone to pick with the word shirtsleeves. Also, she is very unhappy with SNL this w…

Internet clips rule the episode this week. The ladies discuss the Eurovision competition. They review a pantsless performance by EV contestant Windows 95 Man. Spoiler Alert: He is everything. NO RULES!!!!! How do you even watch Eurovision? Next, Amy and Maya gush on the IG clip featuring a kid with a “classic part” in the nativity play. May we all …

Amy returns from Florida and recounts her trip. It turns out cold weather really highlights Florida’s shortcomings. She’s really confused by all the fish shacks. So many fish shacks. She also randomly runs into her financial adviser who takes her to dinner at, you guessed it, a fish shack. Next, the ladies break down the Big Game Halftime Show feat…

It’s “Big Game” weekend! Amy and Maya kick off the ep. with Big Game Half Time Show predictions. Listen we’re all watching for the commercials, right? The ladies speculate on Taylor’s SB schedule. No one is immune from jet lag. Amy is loving on the Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Show. Apparently, it was everything. Maya couldn’t find it on TV. Tracy Chap…

I know I have been absent for a while, but this was just too important of a conversation to have not to make time for it. I hope you learn something, and not just anxiety inducing stuff, but something to be hopeful for. You'll likely recall our recent brush with seismic activity - that should be our wake up call. That's the message candidate and gu…

This week Amy’s been taking a deep dive on Old Dirty Bastard. It’s unseasonably warm for February and the ladies are loving it even though they’re sure we’re all doomed. Amy is also digging into The Last of Us. Is Pedro Pascal really as handsome as people say he is? Amy hates the little creepy spider fungus thing that creeps out of people’s mouth. …

This week on SOSS Street kicks off with dog mayhem and a surprise visit from Maya’s neighbor Larry. Racquet Report: Amy continues to explore other tennis options. Target is coming out with new tennis apparel. Also, tennis people are still bad at websites. Animal Report: Maya’s dog Gracie gets a DNA test. One of the breeds is a surprise! Amy reviews…

This week the ladies ask who isn’t depressed in winter. Amy is excited she can finally walk on a frozen lake. On the brighter side of global warming, MN is now zone 5 so we can all buy new shrubs and plants now. If you can’t shovel at a high level, Amy’s dad doesn’t want you around. Tennis Report: Amy joined a tennis club! She gets mansplained at d…

It’s the 177th episode of SOSS! Maya explains why she’s never been to Benihana. The ladies try to remember how this podcast started. The ladies break down SOSS icon Ian Ziering’s street fight with a mini bike gang. They also discuss Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s release from jail and her back story. Racquet Report: The two warring tennis coaches are sudde…

Amy and Maya are holidayed out and contemplating just randomly going to the airport and buying one-way tickets to anywhere. This winter has some weird weather and the ladies aren’t loving it. Maya’s town has a Santa Claus parade featuring every emergency vehicle in town blaring their sirens. Racquet Report: Amy went to the USTA National Campus in O…

SOSS Street has a light dusting of snow! Racquet Report: Pickleball at Smash Park & Lucky Shots. Amy’s mom Marsh might try pickleball! Amy learns you can have pickleball AND tennis! Animal Report extravaganza: Update on pandas leaving the U.S., jacked kangaroos, boat-sinking Walrus update, and rogue Canadian super pigs invade northern Minnesota. Ma…

Amy breaks down how the Taylor/Travis romance is giving her life. Maya reacts as expected. Amy’s trying out a new hip-hop yoga studio. Also, you can leave a yoga class anytime you want. Racquet Report: Maya goes solo and is matched up against someone whose mouth is writing checks that his butt can’t cash. She also has an update on the heated tennis…

This week, it’s dumb daylight savings again. Didn’t the government say they were going to stop this? Amy relives her morning coffee debacle where the person at Dunkin’ didn’t know how to make regular coffee with half and half. Kids don’t know anything anymore! Racquet Report: Amy triumphantly returns to tennis after a summer hiatus. Maya and Amy re…

This conversation has been a long time coming for me, though y'all may not know that. My own personal journey through politics has not been entirely separate from my journey through personal spirituality. I've working towards helping get El Paso get more engaged, more involved, and ultimately to raise our collective consciousness and address our co…

It's the ultimate Concert Report episode! Amy, Maya, and Captain Kim (yes, that Captain Kim) recap the U2 concert in the new Las Vegas Sphere from three different POVs. Find out what the hype is all about and whether it's worth it. Also, Maya has a mini Concert Report about seeing Cribshitter in a dive bar in Madison.…

Ron is one of those community members who definitely remind you that there are some amazing El Pasoans out there who are doing good work and defending the defenseless simply out of the goodness if their heart. This episode, our guest, Ron Comeau shares his story and struggle against a corrupted system that was resulting, and is still resulting, in …

Another US Senate candidate joins us on the EPB this week! Mark Gonzalez shares his story, starting with a regretful mistake in his youth, he took that lesson and let it motivate him to launch a legal and eventually political career, now Mark is taking his shot at Ted Cruz and he's on to talk about it with you. Want to learn more about Mark? Web ht…

This one wasn't anticipated but was not a ton of work to throw together so I figured, why not? The El Paso Young Democrats hosted a meeting with Rep Eddie Morales so members (and guests) would have the opportunity to learn about and ask questions about the upcoming constitutional amendments up for election. It's useful info, so I'm eager to share i…

We are officially kicking off our US Senate coverage! And what a fantastic way to kick it off. Today's guest, State Senator for Uvalde, Texas and the self-proclaimed "most progressive" candidate in the US TX Senate primary - Roland Gutierrez! We cover the TX Lege and of course how his campaign is set apart from the rest in a great convo I hope you …

The ladies set sail with Captain Kim again on glorious Lake Minnetonka. Captain/Producer Tyler and special guest star Captain Simon are also on board. This motley crew launches out on the lake on the sweet vessel SeaRay-nity Now. Maya declares she wishes she was a boat person. Amy recounts fishing with her dad as a kid. Amy & Maya discuss celebriti…

This week, Amy explains how she got a horrendous black eye. On the bright side, it turns out people are super nice to you if you have a black eye. Also, a face bandaid is the worst. Amy’s week continues to deteriorate due to a very smelly dog. Racquet Report: Maya is playing the best tennis of her life. Also, the coaches want to kill each other. Co…

Continuing our coverage of the District Attorney's race for 2024 with James Montoya. He has spent time working inside the DA's office and on the opposite side as a public defender. He's returning for a second run at the seat with more experience and a vision for what the DA's office needs. Want to learn more about James? Web: jamesmontoya.com Phone…

Producer Tyler is out of office due to his captain duties. Amy recounts a hot day of biking. Spoiler…the end of the “Galloping Goose” trail is “tits” according to her. Maya has a Pearl Jam Concert Report and Amy has a Brandi Carlile Concert Report. Eddie Vedder is the greatest! Brandi is amazing! Amy describes Maya’s dream State Fair concert seats.…

Kicking off our coverage of the District Attorney's race for 2024 with Nancy Casas. She has spent time working inside the DA's office and also abroad helping foundling Democracies find their footing. She aims to bring her experience and love for her community to the role, listen to hear all about her! Want to learn more about Nancy? Web: nancycasas…

Maya recounts their 18-day trip through Spain. Also, Amy has a lot of summer crap going on. Who has time to go to The Fair?

Probably what will be the political scandal of 2023 for El Paso, the gas card fiasco, is in large part thanks to a humble citizen trying to hold his elected representative accountable. That citizen also happens a friend of mine, and our guest on today's episode. George Zavala has been a fierce advocate for people with disabilities, but his latest j…

My first interview back is one with a returning guest, El Paso County Democratic Chairman Michael Apodaca joins us to discuss a variety of topics from what went wrong with Prop K and how we pick up the pieces and move forward to how the next Texas Senate Democratic nominee can capitalize on Beto's work from 2018. I will warn you all, I don't have t…

The gals are on their own as Producer Tyler is absent due to his Lake Minnetonka captain duties. Racquet Report: We finally won a match! Maya has a softball team reunion, which takes the ladies down softball memory lane. Amy’s mom Marsh gets a coach fired, which in a strange turn, leads to a winning season. Everyone should have a great coach once i…

I try and I try to stay away, and...the local politics...it just keeps bringing me back. In traditional EPB fashion, I had larger aspirations for my return episode but procrastinated and am opting for simpler and quicker so, this is what you get. I have some thoughts on Rep Hernandez's gas card scandal, namely where we should go from here, and set …

We still love Ian Ziering. 90210 forever. Maya has an update on the unsolicited ring. Spoiler alert: it involves a hose box. Amy can’t get over the phrase “hose box”. Hoses are stupid, by the way. Amy declares Maya’s hose has “boner technology”. Maya reveals an online scam that everyone should know about. Amy tries on the elicit merchandise. The la…

Crack of dawn SOSS! We don’t know how to talk! Summer has too many obligations. More trash is able to travel now. Just pretend to be Canadian when you travel. Maya and Producer Tyler went to a new kind of party - talent show party. Mimes are cute! Hot tip: never nap before a party. Also, young people still know about Mazzy Star. Amy goes hiking at …

It’s a special SOSS After Dark all fart/all political episode celebrating America’s Birthday. Animal Report: Amy’s new dog doesn’t love the 4th of July. Let’s just stop with the fireworks already. Amy’s cabin neighbor invites her to a non-existent 5th of July party. Maya celebrates the 4th by buying plants at the plant store. The ladies recap presi…

Amy has some sad news this week, however, something humorous did come out of it involving bread. It turns out that funeral home bread is a thing. Maya recounts how a medical emergency caused her to miss the funeral home experience. Also, Mad Libs for writing obituaries exists. Amy tells a story about a 90-something lady she knew who loved to disapp…